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Monday, 14 May 2012

A Triumphant Truckfest! Part 1

TRUCKFEST 2012

"Ten- Four, Rubber Duckie!"

So, yeah, recently I was asked by the kind folks at RTITB to attend Truckfest 2012 (down in Peterborough, England), to draw live caricatures of visitors to their company marquee tent....

I was 'performing' on a small stage, keeping the guests entertained over the bank holiday weekend. The company also hired a Hypnotist and Magician to help pull in the punters, and I took my breaks when those guys were on. Top flight entertainment for all the family!

When word got about that "The one and only Edd Travers is here at Truckfest doing free caricatures!" (Cheers, Truckfest FM!) people came from far and wide, in their droves. Many came in truckloads. Here's the view from outside our marquee. That queue you see for me actually went on for 6 miles....

Some cynical people have suggested that the crowd you see here only came to watch the free Hypnosis and Magic shows, but,... erm... don't you believe a word of it. You can see from the poster on the A-board, that my caricatures were listed at the bottom of the entertainment bill, but I think that's obviously been an error, as I was the headline act. I must make sure someone gets sacked for that....

Anyway, I was alone at an event in England and wasn't going to be out done by some magic, mind-control freakery! I rolled up my sleeves, summoned 'the force' and got stuck into those faces....

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About Me

Welcome! I am a self employed caricaturist / cartoonist / illustrator from Glasgow in Scotland. My main work is drawing caricatures at events all over the country and also producing gift caricatures drawn from photographs and other humourous illustrations.
You can commission me to draw a caricature of your loved ones, family, friends and work colleagues, or if you're planning a special event you can hire me to come along to draw caricatures on the spot of your guests! Check out my website if you'd like to see my work or know more:
www.eddtravers.co.uk
I shall endeavour to post regular artwork, sketches and photos from events, etc, as they happen. I enjoy my work immensely and I am told often that others do too.
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